Gate.



No. 884,584.- n 'PATENTED APR. 1 4, 1908. A. HBSSBL GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JAYN.24,1908.

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ANDREW HESSEL, OF GOLDEN, COLORADO.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1903.

Application led January 24, 1908. SeraIlNo. 412,468.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW l-IEssEL, residing at Golden., in the countyof Jefferson and State of Colorado, have invented a new and ImprovedGate, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention is in the nature of an improved construction of gate fordivision fences that separate pastures, and it is particularly designedfor providing a simple, inexpensive and easily put up means for beingvused over irrigating ditches, small creeks and other waterways, notdeep enough to cause stock to swim.

My invention comprehends the peculiar arrangement and combination ofparts, hereinafter explained, specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1,is a perspective view that illustrates the preferred form of myinvention. Fi 2, is a transverse section thereof, taken su stantially onthe line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a detail view of one set of castingsto which the longitudinal gate timbers or panels are secured. Fig. 4, isa similar view of one of the shaft journal bearings hereinafter referredto.

In carrying out my invention, I provide two high gate posts 1 1, one ateach side of the creek or waterway in line with the division fence thatseparates one pasture from another. y

Suitably positioned' near the base of the posts 1 1 and secured to thesaid posts are brackets 2 2, each of which has a vertical diagonallyextending slot 20 to receive the journals of a cross rod or shaft 3,which, on score of economy, may be a piece of gas pipe.

Lolosely mounted upon the cross rod 3 are a series of spider frames, 4,`three being shown, each of which comprises two castings of like shape,reversibly fitted upon each other, and consisting of the half hubsections l40, having a series of radial bearing arms 41,

and a lug 42, the several arms having apertures 43 whereby the gatepanels 5 may be conveniently bolted thereon, the lugs 42 being alsoapertured for bolting the two half sections together, as shown.

By reason of the construction and arrangement of the parts as described,I have rovided a simple and effective means forta 'ng care of theditches or waterways on farms,

since by dropping the revoluble gate practically within the ditch orWaterway as shown in Fig. 1, ample means is provided for keeping thestock from going under the gate when the water in the way X is low orhigh, and furthermore, since the cross rod 3 is vertically movable inthe slots 20 of the brackets 2 it follows that the gate automaticallyrises or falls to follow the height of the water in the way X.

As the gate is loosely mounted to revolve on the rod, it follows theditch or way at the gate point will not fill with brush or otherrubbish, nor will the gate be torn out by the current, as it is freelyrevoluble on the rod 3 and is mounted to rise high enough to allow therubbish to pass.

i By arranging the slots for the journals diagonally as shown anddescribed, binding ofthe journals therein is avoided as they are causedto moveup by the rise of the water, a uniform drop of the gate beingalso provided for sincethe journals must ride down an inclined surface.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1s In combination with the o positely disposed end posts,and the brac ets rojected at right angles therefrom, said brac etshavingdiagonally inclined slots; of the cross rod having journals forextending into the said slots, and a gate revolubly mounted on the saidrod, said gate consisting of a plurality of half hub section castings,each having radial arms and clamping lugs whereby to be loosely fitted uon the rod and panels secured to the coincident arms of the severalcastings, all being\- arranged substantially as shown and for thepurposes described.

ANDREW HEssEL.

Witnesses:

CLETUs A. PFEIFFER, AL. W, DOOLITTLE.

